The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-10-27
KNIGHTS Or LABOR.
The General Assembly at Minneap.
oils Adjourns on the 10th After
Over Two Weeke' jncessant Z
Toll. Il
The Fruits Of tie DeIIberatlons--
Matters Touched and Un.
touched. .

IN up with comfnittse's report which had
not been previously considered. In the
law providing for the maintenance OF an
assistance fund it was voted to change it
from compulsory to optional with the To-
calls, by changing the word ''shalr' to
which he has introduced at two conven-
tons OF the order, was disposed OF when
the committees report that the manage
ment of the Journal (the official organ)
should not be changed was adopted.
The committee reported that the general
executive board found the management of
strikes OF too great weight. and wished
to not be given the work hereafter. Here.
after the general executive board will not
called upon to investigate by the district
assembly. The district assemblies o
have full control OF strikes within their re-
spective jurisdiction. 1t was decided that
no rituals be issued until the old ones were
returned. It is proposed to establish q
sort OF revolving library. The matter of
carrying certain banners in the Knights Of
Labor convention was discussed. Some
Of the socialistic delegates were willing
to unfurl the red flag whenever
the order paraded. 1t was decided
state and national colors be borne. The
convention refused to. strike out section
IA OF the constitution, which provides
that the past general master workman
have all the rights and privileges OF a rep
~resentative. The temperance stand OF the
order was again proclaimed when it was
proposed to change the law which iorbids
the sale OF beer at picnics, sociables, etc.,
given under the auspices OF the order. The
amendment was defeated by a vote of 1O4
to 40. It was decreed that at least n
night should efapse between the time of
submitting a PERSONS name for member
ship and his initiation. Master Work.
man Powderly was authorized to
appoint q man to represent the in.
terests of the order in England. This
action was taken in response to a request
received by the general assembly several
days ago that the English knights be fur
nished a man who shall be vested with
power to act, instead Of the general execu-
tive board and who shall resided in England.
A proposition to declare the highest au-
thority in geographical limits, except in
trade matters, was rejected. The same
ing for the entire abolition of state Assem-.
blies. A delegate moved that the order be
made a political one, but the motion was
given no attention.. After the committee
had submitted a proposition to reorgan.
ize the order or q new plan, which was re-
jected, the law committee was disbanded.
The appeals and grievance committee,
which has previously been heard from re-
ported that the charges made agaist Gen.
eral Secretary Litchman were entirely
groundless. The committee made q novel
but apparently satisfactory disposition Of
the nov famous John Morrison ID. A.
1867 case. When the committee waded in
to the investigation it found itself in an in.
extricable mass Of documents, and report
ed that 1.-THE committee cannot digest tho
matter in the time given" John Morrison
had several satchels filed with documen-
tary evidence, and there was an
immense amount OF it beside. The
committees recommendation chat
the trouble between the executive board
and D. A. 1875 be referred to an arbitra.
tion committee OF three was adopted. 1t
was decided that the district be reinstated
when it complies with the law. The assem-
bly, refused to grant charters to Chinese
wage-workers, thinking that to do so
would be of serious detriment to the order
in the West. Complaints were made
against the Ray, a labor paper published
at Troy, N. Y, and the convention voted
to have the paper stricken from the list Of
papers endorsed by the general executive
reported report. that '09 s4oo' 600 had N" BEEN
spent by the order the past year,
and recommended retrenchments. The
convention endorsed the general executive
board. 1t was voted to meet in Indian
apolis, Ind. Albany, N. Y, was second
choice. Washington, New Orleans, Jack.
sonville, Fla, and Los Angeles, CAL, were
candidates. The cigarmakers belonging to
the International C~igarmakers union. who
were expelled by action taken at the Rich.
mond convention, were voted reinstate-
ment without fee. D. A. No. 40. was au-
thorized to reimburse D. A. 40 for cost of
members of the order now under indict-
ment in connection with the Old Dominion
strike. As the last vote was taken, Tom
O'Reilly sang: If you an you will be
Free"